PRONUNCIATION OF GREATER PERIWINKLE

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WHAT DOES GREATER PERIWINKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vinca major

Vinca major, with the common names bigleaf periwinkle, large periwinkle, greater periwinkle and blue periwinkle, is species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to the western Mediterranean. Growing to 25 cm tall and spreading indefinitely, it is an evergreen perennial, frequently used in cultivation as groundcover.

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TRANSLATION OF GREATER PERIWINKLE

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREATER PERIWINKLE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREATER PERIWINKLE»

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Greater periwinkle has larger leaves and is hardy only to Zone 7; common
periwinkle's foliage is smaller and plants are hardy to Zone 5, making it the more
widely used landscape plant. Stems bearing flowers stick up 6"-18" above
ground; the ...

The flowers of the greater Periwinkle are gently purgative, but lose their effect by
drying. If gathered in the Spring, and made into a syrup, they will impart all their
virtues, and this is excellent to keep the bowels of children gently open, as well
as ...

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Herbal Simples Approved For Modern Uses of Cure

The flowers of the greater Periwinkle are gently purgative, but lose their effect by
drying. If gathered in the Spring, and made into a syrup, they will impart all their
virtues, and this is excellent to keep the bowels of children gently open, as well
as ...

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Compendium of Herbal Plants

It is grownas a ground cover plant in gardens, as is Greater Periwinkle (V. major),
which is also poisonous. The generic name Vinca came originally from the Latin
word vincio (= I bind), after theplants' long trailing stems, whichwere onceused ...

H. Panda, 2006

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The Manchester flora

Two species are accounted wild in England, the greater periwinkle and the less,
the latter being found near Manchester. The first, or " greater periwinkle " ( Vinca
major, Curtis, ii. 236), has long, trailing, flowerless stems, with broadly ovate, ...

Sometimes confused with greater periwinkle (V. major L.), which can also be
invasive. IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTICS Common periwinkle is familiar to
most gardeners as an evergreen ground cover that grows dense and low and
bears ...

Sylvan Ramsey Kaufman, Wallace Kaufman, 2013

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREATER PERIWINKLE»

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Carol T. Bradford: Vinca Vine Is Also Known as Myrtle or Periwinkle

Greater periwinkle is Vinca major. A green and white variegated form is the "spiller" in mixed summer containers. It's not supposed to be hardy ... «The Post-Standard - syracuse.com, Sep 14»